Atlantic Ten Conference
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The Atlantic 10 Conference (A10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in the eastern United States; it also has two member schools in Ohio: Dayton and Xavier, located in Dayton and Cincinnati, respectively. Another member, Saint Louis is located in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Atlantic 10 participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports. After the 2006 football season, A-10 will disband its football division due to the member schools joining the Colonial Athletic Association.
Despite the name, there are 24 partial or full-time members; 12 schools play football, 14 basketball and other sports, and one affiliate member participates in women's field hockey only. Only three schools—UMass, Rhode Island, and Richmond—are members in both football and basketball. This odd conference construction is because the A-10 Football Conference was created in 1997 by a takeover of the football-only Yankee Conference, due to NCAA rules changes that significantly diminished the legislative input of single-sport conferences. The members of the Yankee Conference narrowly chose the A-10's merger proposal over that of the Colonial Athletic Association; this decision was later revisited by the football-playing members of the A-10, as explained below.
Members
Full Members
The following is a list of the full members of the conference and the year they joined:Associate Members
The following is a list of the associate members and the sport to which they belong to the conference. Prior to 1997, football members belonged to the Yankee Conference.- University of Delaware (1983) [football-only member]
- Hofstra University (2002) [football-only member]
- James Madison University (1983) [football-only member]
- University of Maine (1947) [football-only member]
- University of New Hampshire (1947) [football-only member]
- Northeastern University, Boston (1993) [football-only member]
- Towson University (2004) [football-only member]
- Villanova University (1985) [football-only member]
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania (1996) [member only in field hockey]
- College of William and Mary (1993) [football-only member]
Football
- Delaware (1983)
- Hofstra (2002)
- James Madison (1983)
- Maine (1947)
- Massachusetts (1947)
- New Hampshire (1947)
- Northeastern (1993)
- Rhode Island (1947)
- Richmond (1984)
- Towson (2004)
- Villanova (1985)
- William & Mary (1993)
- Charlotte (2005)
- Dayton (1995)
- Duquesne
- Fordham (1995)
- George Washington (1976)
- La Salle (1995)
- Massachusetts (1976)
- Rhode Island (1980)
- Richmond (2001)
- St. Bonaventure (1979)
- Saint Joseph's (PA) (1982)
- Saint Louis (2005)
- Temple (1982)
- Xavier (1995)
- West Chester (1996)
Logos
Men's Basketball Champions
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rutgers/West Virginia/Penn State | Duquesne | |
| 1978 | Rutgers/Villanova | Villanova | |
| 1979 | Villanova | Rutgers | |
| 1980 | Villanova/Duquesne/Rutgers | Villanova | |
| 1981 | Rhode Island/Duquesne | Pittsburgh | |
| 1982 | West Virginia | Pittsburgh | |
| 1983 | Rutgers/St. Bonaventure/West Virginia | West Virginia | |
| 1984 | Temple | West Virginia | |
| 1985 | West Virginia | Temple | |
| 1986 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | |
| 1987 | Temple | Temple | |
| 1988 | Temple | Temple | |
| 1989 | West Virginia | Rutgers | |
| 1990 | Temple | Temple | |
| 1991 | Rutgers | Penn State | |
| 1992 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | |
| 1993 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | |
| 1994 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | |
| 1995 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | |
| 1996 | Massachusetts/West Virginia/George Washington | Massachusetts | |
| 1997 | St. Joseph's/Xavier | St. Joseph's | |
| 1998 | Temple/Xavier | Xavier | |
| 1999 | Temple/George Washington | Rhode Island | |
| 2000 | Temple/Dayton | Temple | |
| 2001 | St. Joseph's | Temple | |
| 2002 | Xavier/Temple/St. Joseph's | Xavier | |
| 2003 | Xavier/St. Joseph's | Dayton | |
| 2004 | St. Joseph's/Dayton | Xavier | |
| 2005 | St. Joseph's/George Washington | George Washington | |
| 2006 | George Washington | Xavier |
Women's Basketball Champions
Sports sponsored
There are 21 NCAA sports in the conference
- baseball
- men's basketball
- women's basketball
- men's cross country
- women's cross country
- field hockey
- men's golf
- women’s lacrosse
- men's indoor track & field
- women's indoor track & field
- men's outdoor track & field
- women's outdoor track & field
- women's rowing
- men's soccer
- women's soccer
- softball
- men's swimming & diving
- women's swimming & diving
- men's tennis
- women's tennis
- women's volleyball
Conference facilities
| School | Football stadium | Stadium capacity | Basketball arena | Arena capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | Non-Football School | N/A | Dale F. Halton Arena | 9,105 |
| Dayton | Welcome Stadium | 11,000 | University of Dayton Arena | 13,409 |
| Duquesne | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field | 4,500 | A.J. Palumbo Center | 6,200 |
| Fordham | Coffey Field | 7,000 | Rose Hill Gym | 3,470 |
| George Washington | Non-football School | N/A | Smith Center | 5,000 |
| La Salle | McCarthy Stadium | 7,500 | Tom Gola Arena | 4,000 |
| Massachusetts | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium | 17,000 | Mullins Center | 9,349 |
| Rhode Island | Meade Stadium | 6,580 | Ryan Center | 7,657 |
| Richmond | University of Richmond Stadium | 22,000 | Robins Center | 9,171 |
| St. Bonaventure | Non-Football School | N/A | Reilly Center | 6,000 |
| Saint Joseph's | Non-Football School | N/A | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse | 3,200 |
| Saint Louis | Non-Football School | N/A | Savvis Center | 21,000 |
| Temple | Lincoln Financial Field | 66,000 | Liacouras Center | 10,224 |
| Xavier | Non-Football School | N/A | Cintas Center | 10,250 |
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